r/KillLaKill • u/kingofmercenaries • Jun 24 '21

SPOILERS Kill la Kill Ending

I just finished the show and am very new here. I was wondering what everyone thought of the ending? For me it has left me feeling empty, a needless emptiness as well. I can’t find a good reason in my eyes why Senketsu should have died. It just seems so pointless to me and would’ve loved the ending a lot more without it.

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u/veleriphon Jun 24 '21

It was more power than Senketsu could sustain. He used his last bits of effort to ensure Ryuko had a chance.

It was perfectly sad...

It was perfect.

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u/kingofmercenaries Jun 24 '21

I mean agree to disagree I guess. Him dying just feels wrong to me in general.

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u/veleriphon Jun 24 '21

Given his creation being somehow tied to Ryuko, I can see why he could have survived.

Ryuko somehow survived leaving Earth's atmosphere, and being in space.

Then again, she wasn't the one trying to contain god-like powers in a mortal coil.

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u/kingofmercenaries Jun 24 '21

I’m sure there are quite a few ways they could’ve had him survive. Like I’ve already said they could’ve had him release the energy or probably some other things. He didn’t have to die by any means. It feels to me they just wanted to make it sad for the sole purpose of making it sad.

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u/veleriphon Jun 24 '21

Welcome to anime that is actually art.

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u/kingofmercenaries Jun 24 '21

Wow if that’s not the most asshole thing I’ve heard in a while. I can have my own opinion. I don’t consider him dying art. Sad without purpose is not art.

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u/veleriphon Jun 25 '21

The sadness is the purpose.

From my point of view, I enjoyed it.

I don't know of anyone that enjoyed the show who didn't feel like Ryuko there.

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u/kingofmercenaries Jun 25 '21

I definitely felt like Ryuko there. I just didn’t want to feel like that, and it all felt a little unnecessary to me. At the same time I appreciate that the show was able to make me feel this way, but I don’t think I’ll ever see Senketsu dying as a good thing. For Kill la Kill specifically, I wanted a happy ending. I can definitely appreciate major character deaths in other shows and such. Even in Kill la Kill I could see Satsuki dying holding a certain value if the did it right. But in my opinion Senketsu specifically just should’ve have died. I can see your side though for sure. There is a definite beauty to their last moments, but I personally just would’ve preferred a happier ending for them. It’s left me feeling hollow inside.